There is a difference between writing and speaking. If when talking you say "Whos going," the listener will likely hear it as Who is going . But if you write who's, the reader is apt to think it is a possessive, as in Who's key

Pengfei: You may say (l) Why did this product NOT perform well? or (2) Why didn't this product perform well? In other words, if you wish to say, "Why did not...?" you need to use the contraction. (Hopefully, someone will explain

Pengfei: You may say (l) Why did this product NOT perform well? or (2) Why didn't this product perform well? In other words, if you wish to say, "Why did not...?" you need to use the contraction. (Hopefully, someone will explain

Hi Anon No, using "of" rather than "have" would always be grammatically incorrect. However, it is a mistake that quite a few native speakers of English make when writing. When you say " would've been " (which is

True, Anonymous! Pluralized acronyms should not use apostrophes. As an experienced English Tutor/Mentor, apostrophes are used in possession of & in contractions (i.e., Jane's cat won't eat fish.) To place an apostrophe after an acronym or

Because there are two acceptable ways in modern English: (1) With contraction: Why don't you come in and wait? (2) Without the contraction: Why do you not come in and wait? Or in conversational English: Why not come in and wait?

I've been studying English on my own for several years, but today, a friend of mine told me that "don't" and "doesn't" can mean the same thing, like for example: "She don't live here" "She

Oh my god, thousands of messages per month? Chatting when driving? Saying chat contractions aloud? Ick, and I thought *I* was addicted to internet and cell phone! Thanks for sharing, Sam.

Hi Angliholic Yes, it means " piece of cake " (easy). However, the author apparently decided to approximate the way people actually say it in casual spoken English. The word "of" ends up sounding like "a". The same

(1) He picked / picked up a comic (book) from the shelf. -- OK, but they don't mean the same thing. "picked up" means "grasped with the hand and lifted"; "picked" means "chose" or "selected".